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Coverage of the continuing American story of immigration, from the immigrants' point of view.
Post Frequency: 0.6/day Last Entry: June 05, 2009 at 18:00:01 Recent Entries: 41
By Joshua Holland, Editor
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The Part of "Illegal" I Don't Understand
Posted on April 06, 2009Let's pretend for a minute that those who pose that question want an answer.
A Year Without a Mexican: The Debilitating Loss of Economic Lifeblood
Posted on April 02, 2009Undocumented workers were the economic lifeblood of small towns like Postville, Iowa -- until the immigration cops showed up.
Anti-Immigration Hardliners Launch Fake "Progressive" Front Group
Posted on April 01, 2009A fringe group is trying to give the illusion that the anti-immigrant movement is broader than it really is.
Focus of Immigration Enforcement Shifting from Workers to Employers
Posted on March 31, 2009The shift in emphasis will be outlined in new field guidelines issued to ICE agents as early as this week.
Home Invasions and Kidnappings from the Mexican Drug War Explode into the U.S.
Posted on March 31, 2009A rash of shootings in Vancouver, British Columbia, kidnappings in Phoenix, brutal assaults in Birmingham, Ala., are tied to the drug cartel violence.
I Married an Illegal Immigrant: A First-Hand Account of How Screwed Up This Country's Rules for Foreigners Are
Posted on March 30, 2009The one argument in the immigration debate with absolutely no merit is that the system is fine.
Many Americans Moving to Mexico in Search of the American Dream
Posted on March 30, 2009Mexico is now the host nation for the largest American expatriate community in the world.
Why Tens of Thousands of Migrant Workers Will Fill the Streets on May Day
Posted on March 28, 2009On May Day, hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of people will fill the streets in city after city, town after town, across the US.
Jail Without Justice: Report Slams U.S. Immigration Gulags
Posted on March 27, 2009Tens of thousands languish in immigration prisons in deplorable conditions without receiving a hearing on whether their detention is warranted.
Pass the DREAM Act for a Healthy Economy
Posted on March 25, 2009The DREAM Act lays the groundwork for justice: it must be passed.
Ignoring Evidence, Mexican States Move to Increase Abortion Restrictions
Posted on March 24, 2009Restricting abortion access does not make abortion less common -- it results in more women dying from clandestine and unsafe procedures.
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Can a former employee use photographs of jobs completed whie working for me in marketing material for a new business?
There are several issues here
1. Sub contractor started up a compe...
My husband's Grandmother died intestate. She had one sole heir, my husband's Father. He and his wife kept paying taxes on the property.Then he also died intestate. Now, my Mother-in-law wants to sell this property. Accor
Based on my research, his wife would have a 1/3 interest in the property. The ot...
Well I hold a lease agreement with a long time friend of mine he is the main lease holder but I am on the lease I have never been late on any rent or utilities I am very clean and mostly keep to my self but if soemthing
as long as your name is on the lease and youve done nothing illegal, you dont ha...
What rights does a father have when a woman waits 13 years to tell a man he is a father & he missed out on the growing up of that child?
Actually, he has as much right as she to request a paternity test, plus he can f...
My exwife got a judgement aganst me. years latter i remarried and bought a home i told my new wife that I was not sure about owning real property so soon . our realtor told us I could file a quick claim deed. i sign it t
A quick claim deed has "No warranties" to anything. Your real estate a...

Can a former employee use photographs of jobs completed whie working for me in marketing material for a new business?
There are several issues here
1. Sub contractor started up a compe...
My husband's Grandmother died intestate. She had one sole heir, my husband's Father. He and his wife kept paying taxes on the property.Then he also died intestate. Now, my Mother-in-law wants to sell this property. Accor
Based on my research, his wife would have a 1/3 interest in the property. The ot...
Well I hold a lease agreement with a long time friend of mine he is the main lease holder but I am on the lease I have never been late on any rent or utilities I am very clean and mostly keep to my self but if soemthing
as long as your name is on the lease and youve done nothing illegal, you dont ha...
What rights does a father have when a woman waits 13 years to tell a man he is a father & he missed out on the growing up of that child?
Actually, he has as much right as she to request a paternity test, plus he can f...
My exwife got a judgement aganst me. years latter i remarried and bought a home i told my new wife that I was not sure about owning real property so soon . our realtor told us I could file a quick claim deed. i sign it t
A quick claim deed has "No warranties" to anything. Your real estate a...








